Thoracic actinomycosis (review)

Konovalova O., Yashnov A., Hanina Y., Yashnova N., Burtseva M.

Thoracic actinomycosis is a fairly rare disease. But at the same time, actinomycosis of this area is difficult to treat. Thoracic actinomycosis includes damage to the bronchi, lungs, ribs, chest wall, subpleural zones, bronchopulmonary lymph nodes, thoracic spine, breast. However, it is possible to develop this form of the disease due to the local spread of the cervical-facial process, perforation of the diaphragm due to damage to the abdominal cavity or hematogenic spread from any remote focus of infection. Treatment of thoracic actinomycosis involves complex therapy. Moreover, it should be noted that early diagnosis and timely treatment gives a favorable outcome. In this article, we have tried to combine all the known information about this pathology. The focus is on the clinic, diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords:actinomycosis of the lungs, bronchial actinomycosis, actinomycosis of the ribs, actinomycosis of the mammary gland, actinomycosis of the thoracic spine, aktinolizat